Residency Special Features: The residency is designed to develop practitioners with a high level of skills required to manage patient care as an integral member of an interdisciplinary team. Residents will participate in established disease management clinics including: anticoagulation, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia,tobacco cessation, and thyroid disorders. Residents will have learning experiences in the following areas: inpatient/outpatient staffing, ambulatory care, internal medicine, infectious diseases, mental health/pain, long-term care (Community Living Center), pharmacoeconomics, and management. The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is a teaching institution that allows residents to participate in teaching and precepting on-site. A teaching certificate is offered through South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy. In addition, residents will complete a research project and a service commitment.

Special Requirements for Acceptance: Applicants interested in applying to the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency are required to submit materials to PhORCAS by January 6, 2019 (Pharm.D. from an accredited college of pharmacy, US citizenship, letter of intent, curriculum vitae, academic transcript(s), three letters of recommendation and completion of VA Form 10-2850c.). Pharmacy licensure in any state is also required for acceptance.

Training Site Type:

Hospital

Owner Affiliate:

Government

Model Type(s):

Teaching Hospital

Tax Status:

Nonprofit

Professional Staff:

28

Non-Professional Staff:

19

Total Beds:

98

Average Daily Census:

86

Site Special Features: The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is a friendly and supportive teaching facility providing a full range of patient-care services with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research. Within the residency, there will be opportunities to precept pharmacy students from South Dakota State University.